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Jimmy’s Coffee has emerged from the spent ashes of the Hot Box Café at 191 Baldwin St. in Kensington Market, joining the original and very popular location on Portland. Walking in, you’re greeted with a portico type space with outside benches that will either be used by Read more
Posted by Jesse Ship / DECEMBER 17, 2012Competition was fierce this year at Caplansky‘s third annual Latkepalooza, with a number of repeat competitors vying for the greasy apple sauce and sour cream-laden crown. The contest saw seven contestants, with 36 latkes each, duking it out on the Read more
Posted by Jesse Ship / DECEMBER 4, 2012 May could be the answer to the rampant gentrification that’s been hitting Toronto’s urban western corridor between Bathurst and Ossington. While revitalizing a former Vietnamese underworld karaoke bar (formerly Café May, now simply running as May) counts as neighbourhood revitalization, Read more
Man, how I wish I had an extra $20 to blow in my monthly budget on Craft Coffee, who deliver three 4 oz bags of specially curated artisan beans to your door on a monthly basis. While this vid is beautiful, honest and sent my Read more
Happy Halloween and treacle for all! Treacle conjures up memories of my childhood in Paris where I went to an international school and was taught The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe by well meaning British English teachers. Treacle and toffee, and especially treacle Read more
A light champagne lunch (they really know how to do it right in Belgium!) was hosted in the reception room attached to the wedding chapel inside Antwerp’s stunning city hall.
I met the Hot Sauce Boys at the NXNEi Epic Meal Time Q&A panel last week and they were smart enough to give me a bottle to test out. I’m a big fan of hot sauce and spicy food in general, (I literally have 10 Read more
[Originally published in TaiwanNights.com, Circa 2007] The West 15 Diner appeared magically into my life like some kind of sleep deprived hallucination. First, my friend points it out to me one day, and next thing I know, I’m invited for a birthday dinner there. I Read more
[Originally published in TaiwanNights.com, Circa 2007] The V Café is a place where you can go with your date to leisurely sip on delicate fruit smoothies and engage yourself in romantic banter, or hang out with your friends, looking as delicate and elegant as the Read more